Intermediate

The 9th block in the American Impressions block series was supposed to be a Southern Belle or a Sunbonnet Sue. Both patterns which would fit in nicely with the Virginia theme underlying the soon to be finished American Impressions Sampler....

As promised in the previous chapter of this set of instructions, here an alternative sewing method for all those among you who dislike working with templates as much as Jutta does...

As with the Spitzenstücke quilt, the name of its quilting pattern is also a play on words in German. Herzstück could be interpreted as “heart piece”, but usually denotes the core of something. The inspiration came from the patterns on the fabrics we used in the quilt which were created by Sunprinting. The faux lace created very interesting contrasts on the fabrics and by outline quilting them, this contrast was even more emphasized resulting in a 3D effect...

The Square Surrounded sashing block and strips belong to the Artful Crafts quilt and complement the setting of the blocks, but could very well be adjusted to any other block quilt. It is simple, yet creates a sophisticated overall design. The sashing blocks take up the layout of the sashing strip and introduce an on-point square which should be cut from fabric used in the other blocks in the quilt to create design harmony...

Before we proceed with sewing the sashing blocks and sashing strips for the Artful Crafts quilt, we decided that a few preliminary remarks would be necessary. You might also have seen in the introductory article that, for the first time, we haven’t given any information about fabric requirements. The reason for this is simple: The quilt consists of five sewn blocks (the Arrow Crown blocks) and four panels. These panels determine the dimensions and layout of the final sashing solution. In the following, we will explain how we calculated for the Artful Crafts quilt...